Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | North Carolina: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 63.2% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 26.5% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak City, NC
Oak City compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Martin County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Oak City
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | United Methodist Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
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| Adherents | 36.3% | 24.0% | 14.6% | 7.0% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 18.6% | 20.3% | 16.9% | 13.6% | 8.5% |
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| Name | Original Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.9% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 4.0% |
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| Congregations | 3.4% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,870 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $701 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,530 | $18,360 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,530 | $18,360 | 7 | $2,571 |
Oak City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $20,000
All Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $270,000
Central Staff Services: $52,000
Regular Highways: $26,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Police Protection: $13,000
Sewerage: $9,000
Water Utilities: $4,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Health Services - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $552,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $303,000
Water Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000
General Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $60,000
NEC: $3,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000
5.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,178 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.00% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,176 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.31% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oak City:
- WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WIAM (900 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INC)
- WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oak City:
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
- WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
- WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WIAM-FM (98.9 FM; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WURB (97.7 FM; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Oak City:
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Oak City fatal accident list:
Sep 11, 1999 09:22 AM, Sr-11, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 6, 1986 07:45 AM, 11, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 21, 1985 01:45 AM, 11, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KJ4DMU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01380695
Grant Date: 04/23/2008, Expiration Date: 04/23/2018, Certifier: Christopher M Shelton
Registrant: Christopher M Shelton, 300 Nc Highway 11, Oak City, NC 27857
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 2
- Hazardous Condition: 1
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